One of the more fascinating subplots in the first year of the 12-team College Football Playoff is how all of these realigned and suddenly crowded conference races are factoring into that Playoff picture.

Some might be scared by the hook, but I wouldn’t be. Purdue was outscored 146-7 in losses to Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame. Expect something similar. The pick: Penn State -28.5

Legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall has studied the trends and found the best betting values during the Week 12 college football schedule